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GOG.com Gets Unreal with Epic Games

Warsaw, Poland – November 18, 2008 – Today GOG.com, the best place for digitally distributed, DRM-free PC classics, announced an agreement with Epic Games, Inc. that will bring several titles in the renowned studio’s Unreal series to GOG.com. Under the agreement, Unreal Gold (including the Return to Napali expansion pack), Unreal Tournament: Game of the […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Nov 18th

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Job cuts at Avalanche Studios

Avalanche Studios is cutting 77 people from their staff after losing two publishing contracts over the last year.  Avalanche is responsible for such titles as Just Cause and its upcoming sequel.  Fortunately for consumers, the team does not seem to be letting the setback affect their future plans.  Read more…

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Posted By: rebecca | Oct 28th

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EA partners with “300″ director to create new games

Electronic Arts is now partnering with director Zack Snyder. Snyder, who helped make the hits “300″ and “Dawn of the Dead,” will be helping to design new games for the video game publisher. And these games will likely eventually become movies, again with the help of Snyder. Read more…

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Posted By: rebecca | Sep 29th

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Ubisoft Forays Into Films

Our own Chris Hicks sat down with Ubisoft to learn more about the acquisition.

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Posted By: froosh | Sep 3rd

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Why They Killed E3

Great summary:
“I understand why they really pulled the plug on the big E3. Looking at the amount of money a company like EA would spend on it, it was ridiculous amounts of money just to be present and competitive with everyone else, so I think they were looking for a way to sign the arms […]

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Posted By: froosh | Aug 29th

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Back to school with the hottest video games

Here’s the next installment of our “Get Your Game On” series, in which CNN.com speaks to experts about what’s hot in video gaming. This week, G4TV’s Morgan Webb discusses the new games kids will be buzzing about in the halls and around the water fountain as they head back to school.
- Madden NFL 09
- Star […]

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Posted By: ashley | Aug 27th

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Computer games industry threat to downloaders: ‘pay up or we’ll sue’

The computer games industry has launched an unprecedented assault on illegal downloads, demanding payment from thousands of families who obtained the latest releases over the internet without paying.
Five of the world’s top games developers will serve notice on 25,000 people across the UK, requiring each one to pay £300 immediately to settle out of […]

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Posted By: ashley | Aug 20th

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Wii All You Can Be? Why the Military Needs the Gaming Industry

NEW YORK — Last week was Fleet Week here, so a few of us from Popular Mechanics walked over to Pier 88 on the Hudson River to check out some of the latest gee-whiz weaponry from the Office of Naval Research. I got an in-seat tour of the new Lightweight Stabilized M240 Weapon System, a […]

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Posted By: ashley | Aug 18th

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Blu-Ray On Xbox? No Way

 Give up any hopes you might have had about adding a Blu-Ray player to your Xbox 360.
Shane Kim, vice president of strategy and business development for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment business, tells me that the company has “no interest” in adding Blu-Ray functionality to its console, opting instead to focus on digital distribution. “I can categorically […]

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Posted By: ashley | Aug 5th

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Rockstar rocks award ceremony

David Braben may have warned that the UK is the most expensive place in the world to make games, but this year’s Develop awards showed that the country has no shortage of talent. Grand Theft Auto IV developer Rockstar North led the pack with awards for visuals, audio, and in-house development, and parent company Rockstar […]

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Posted By: ashley | Jul 31st

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